diff --git a/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.py b/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.py
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+++ b/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.py
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+from rust_py_module import RustStruct, rust_function
+
+class PythonPerson:
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+
+def python_callback():
+    python_person = PythonPerson("Peter Python")
+    rust_object = rust_function(42, "This is a python string", python_person)
+    print("Printing member 'numbers' from rust struct: ", rust_object.numbers)
+    rust_object.print_in_rust_from_python()
+
+def take_string(string):
+    print("Calling python function from rust with string: " + string)
diff --git a/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.rs b/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.rs
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+++ b/examples/call_between_rust_and_python.rs
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+use rustpython_vm::{
+    pyclass, pymodule, PyObject, PyPayload, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, VirtualMachine,
+};
+
+pub(crate) use rust_py_module::make_module;
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let interp = rustpython_vm::Interpreter::with_init(Default::default(), |vm| {
+        vm.add_native_modules(rustpython_stdlib::get_module_inits());
+        vm.add_native_module("rust_py_module".to_owned(), Box::new(make_module));
+    });
+
+    interp.enter(|vm| {
+        vm.insert_sys_path(vm.new_pyobj("examples"))
+            .expect("add path");
+
+        let module = vm.import("call_between_rust_and_python", None, 0).unwrap();
+        let init_fn = module.get_attr("python_callback", vm).unwrap();
+        vm.invoke(&init_fn, ()).unwrap();
+
+        let take_string_fn = module.get_attr("take_string", vm).unwrap();
+        vm.invoke(
+            &take_string_fn,
+            (String::from("Rust string sent to python"),),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    })
+}
+
+#[pymodule]
+mod rust_py_module {
+    use super::*;
+    use rustpython_vm::{builtins::PyList, convert::ToPyObject, PyObjectRef};
+
+    #[pyfunction]
+    fn rust_function(
+        num: i32,
+        s: String,
+        python_person: PythonPerson,
+        _vm: &VirtualMachine,
+    ) -> PyResult<RustStruct> {
+        println!(
+            "Calling standalone rust function from python passing args:
+num: {},
+string: {},
+python_person.name: {}",
+            num, s, python_person.name
+        );
+        Ok(RustStruct {
+            numbers: NumVec(vec![1, 2, 3, 4]),
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+    struct NumVec(Vec<i32>);
+
+    impl ToPyObject for NumVec {
+        fn to_pyobject(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+            let list = self.0.into_iter().map(|e| vm.new_pyobj(e)).collect();
+            PyList::new_ref(list, vm.as_ref()).to_pyobject(vm)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[pyattr]
+    #[pyclass(module = "rust_py_module", name = "RustStruct")]
+    #[derive(Debug, PyPayload)]
+    struct RustStruct {
+        numbers: NumVec,
+    }
+
+    #[pyclass]
+    impl RustStruct {
+        #[pygetset]
+        fn numbers(&self) -> NumVec {
+            self.numbers.clone()
+        }
+
+        #[pymethod]
+        fn print_in_rust_from_python(&self) {
+            println!("Calling a rust method from python");
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct PythonPerson {
+        name: String,
+    }
+
+    impl TryFromBorrowedObject for PythonPerson {
+        fn try_from_borrowed_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: &PyObject) -> PyResult<Self> {
+            let name = obj.get_attr("name", vm)?.try_into_value::<String>(vm)?;
+            Ok(PythonPerson { name })
+        }
+    }
+}